Dec 26, 1918
Yet, after I have uttered the word 'courage,' it comes into my mind that it would take more courage to resist the great moral tide now running in the world than to yield to it, than to obey it.
Woodrow Wilson
The Public Record
Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Virginia and raised in Georgia before moving to New Jersey, where he became a prominent political figure. Wilson was a key leader of the Progressive Movement, advocating for reforms such as antitrust legislation and the establishment of the Federal Reserve System. His presidency is also noted for significant events such as the United States' involvement in World War I and his efforts to promote the League of Nations, an international organization aimed at preventing future conflicts.
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Dec 26, 1918
America does love freedom, and I believe that she loves freedom unselfishly.
Dec 25, 1918
I think that in spite of all the terrible sufferings and sacrifices of this war we shall some day in looking back upon them realize that they were worth while.
Dec 25, 1918
Even the sea was kind to us this morning and gave us a very pleasant passage.
Dec 25, 1918
I thank you very warmly, gentlemen, for your greeting and beg to extend to you in the name of my own countrymen the most cordial greetings.
Dec 24, 1918
It is an ancient friendship, but it has been renewed and has taken on a new youth.
Dec 24, 1918
It is a fine testimony to you men that these people like you and love you and trust you, and the finest part of it all is that you deserve their trust.
Dec 24, 1918
I feel a comradeship with you to-day which is delightful as I look about upon these undisturbed fields and think of the terrible scenes through which you have gone and realize now that the quiet peace, the tranquillity of settled hope, has…
Dec 24, 1918
How everybody at home is proud of you; how everybody at home has followed every movement of this great Army with confidence and affection; and how the whole people of the United States are now waiting to welcome you home with an acclaim…
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